Mercury retrograde 1923

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 1923. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

21 days · retreats 15.8°

20 January → 10 February 1923 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 20 Jan 1923, 05:44 UTC at 16.07° Aquarius
Stations direct 10 Feb 1923, 04:21 UTC at 0.27° Aquarius
Shadow opens 4 Jan 1923 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 2 Mar 1923 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

Read against Aquarius, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

24 days · retreats 8.6°

17 May → 10 June 1923 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 17 May 1923, 12:12 UTC at 11.96° Gemini
Stations direct 10 Jun 1923, 09:12 UTC at 3.36° Gemini
Shadow opens 3 May 1923 (14 days before)
Shadow closes 25 Jun 1923 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

Read against Gemini, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

22 days · retreats 14.99°

16 September → 8 October 1923 in Libra

Stations retrograde 16 Sep 1923, 06:55 UTC at 14.86° Libra
Stations direct 8 Oct 1923, 04:47 UTC at 29.86° Virgo
Shadow opens 26 Aug 1923 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 23 Oct 1923 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

Read against Libra, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mercury retrogrades either side of 1923

Previous

1922 Ended 24 October 1922 after 21 days, moving back 15.53° through the zodiac.

Next

1924 Begins 4 January 1924 and runs 20 days.

Gap across 1923

1.2 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

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